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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Friday, November 5, 2010
SwitchplusIP Wins APCO Hot Product Award
C4i's SwitchplusIP has been selected from over 60 products as an APCO 2010 Hot Product. An anonymous team on behalf of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials examined the products at the APCO Conference in Houston. The editors of Public Safety Communications selected winning products based upon reviewers experience and comments.
SwitchplusIP is a scalar, distributed dispatch console system which fully integrates radio, telephony and intercom. Click on this link to see a video of SwitchplusIP at the APCO Conference.
New Platform for Radio Voice Crossbanding
Interoperability between all your disparate communications equipment including digital radio, analog radio and vehicle intercom
Simplifying Radio Over IP technology
The Radio Voice Crossbanding System (RVCS) was developed by C4i in conjunction with US Army PEO-I using a mix of COTS and Government GFX Software and Commercial Hardware.
The resultant product provides crystal clear voice communications crossbanding among any Vehicle Intercom (VIC-3/5), Digital Radio Systems (WNW, SRW, EPLRS, EHF/UHF, NCW/WIN-T, etc.), and Analog Radio Systems (SINCGARS, HF/UHF, Bowman, etc.) providing Point-to-Point & Push-To-Talk communications from Brigade to Battalion to Vehicle and down to the Soldier.
The C4i RVCS provides a unified tactical voice communications solution for brigade to battalion & lower. It does this by providing voice Crossbanding capabilities over multiple military tactical and LMR/P25 radios and SATCOM, supporting reach back and combat voice communications over TYPE 1 secure network, including SUITE B-SECURE sharing suite interconnections and radio systems.
The system is TYPE 1 security and IA capable per DoD UCR2008 and NIST FIPS 140-2 compliant with integrated SIP/RTP and AS-SIP/SRTP support.
The RVCS is available in four and eight port options while keeping the same compact footprint.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
VOIP/ROIP Terminology
A number of people have been asking about "Assured Services - SIP" or AS-SIP, SRTP and TLS recently. What are these terms? Why might these features be required?
What do they have to do with Radio Over IP systems?
Other questions include what codecs do you support? Do you support MELPe? Speex? But more importantly we need to know why someone might want to use one codec rather than another.
In my next post I'm going to discuss these topics and what they might mean for Radio Over IP solutions for public safety and defense communications.
What do they have to do with Radio Over IP systems?
Other questions include what codecs do you support? Do you support MELPe? Speex? But more importantly we need to know why someone might want to use one codec rather than another.
In my next post I'm going to discuss these topics and what they might mean for Radio Over IP solutions for public safety and defense communications.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
AIRPORT EMERGENCY BOOST
AIRPORT EMERGENCY BOOST
See video of the new communications, alarm monitoring and dispatch system at Queensland's Gold Coast Airport. Also featured are new trucks in use with the Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Service (ARRF).
See video of the new communications, alarm monitoring and dispatch system at Queensland's Gold Coast Airport. Also featured are new trucks in use with the Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Service (ARRF).
Friday, December 11, 2009
Upgraded fire control centre launched at Gold Coast Airport
Gold Coast Airport in Queensland, is the first of 20 Australian airports to receive C4i's new SwitchplusIP technology for integrated communications, alarm monitoring and incident management.
General Manager ARFF Andrew Rushbrook said the fire control project involved the replacement of existing systems with a standardised modern digital system.
"It incorporates the very latest technology integrated communications and incident management resources to give Airservices fire fighters the best tools to manage any incident," Mr Rushbrook said.
It replaces the current patchwork of stand-alone systems with one fully integrated digital system.
By linking airports using IP technology, the new system provides a remote monitoring capability to improve efficiency, safety, and lower training and maintenance costs. The standardised system will also support easier transfer of employees between stations.
More information can be obtained from Airservices Australia.
General Manager ARFF Andrew Rushbrook said the fire control project involved the replacement of existing systems with a standardised modern digital system.
"It incorporates the very latest technology integrated communications and incident management resources to give Airservices fire fighters the best tools to manage any incident," Mr Rushbrook said.
It replaces the current patchwork of stand-alone systems with one fully integrated digital system.
By linking airports using IP technology, the new system provides a remote monitoring capability to improve efficiency, safety, and lower training and maintenance costs. The standardised system will also support easier transfer of employees between stations.
More information can be obtained from Airservices Australia.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Switchplus Radio Over IP at AUSA and Modern Day Marine
AUSA is a huge exhibition, but if you're involved in communications take the time to seek out C4i at booth 4345. C4i's Switchplus solutions range from tactical, deployable radio-over-IP to large scale integrated radio and telephony dispatch. Radio remote control software will also be on display.
C4i will be participating as part of Team Australia alongside other Australian technology companies such as CODAN.
AUSA is held at the Washington Convention Center from 5-7 October. Click here to find our location on the floor.
C4i will also be at Modern Day Marine from September 29 to October 1 with radio command and control and vehicle intercom solutions.
C4i will be participating as part of Team Australia alongside other Australian technology companies such as CODAN.
AUSA is held at the Washington Convention Center from 5-7 October. Click here to find our location on the floor.
C4i will also be at Modern Day Marine from September 29 to October 1 with radio command and control and vehicle intercom solutions.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
C4i Completes New Dispatch Systems for NSW Police Force
C4i recently completed a new dispatch system at Tamworth and conversion of the Wagga Wagga Communications Centre into a regional switching hub for the New South Wales Police Force. The systems were delivered in six weeks and C4i's scope included installation, test and training. Customisation of the touchscreen user interface was also included.
Friday, June 26, 2009
New Mobile and Rescue and Firefighting Radio Over IP Applications
C4i Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the LongReach Group, was awarded a contract by Dubai Airports for the turn key supply of its IP based Alarmon Switchplus Communications system at Dubai International Airport. The contract is valued at over AU$560K and will be delivered later this calendar year.
"C4i is offering its world class IP based Switchplus Alarmon product for this Fire and Emergency response application. The Alarmon product provides niche communications and control capabilities to the emergency response operators of this large international airport. C4i has a long history with Dubai International Airport and is proud to be part of the continued improvement and growth of this international airport. C4i recently successfully completed site acceptance work at Abu Dhabi International airport for a similar system." said Peter Harrison, Managing Director of C4i.
C4i also secured further orders this month valued in excess of AU$700K for the provision of mobile dismount systems to be used in vehicles by the United States military and New Zealand army. The Switchplus Mobile-Dismount systems enable access to multiple radios, radios bridging, remote control and also integration of IP telephones. The functionality is based upon C4i's Radio Interface Unit - a compact, 4-port radio gateway with an embedded SIP server and serial ports for remote control. C4i's Switchplus Mobile-Dismount system offers significant performance minimizing size, weight and power requirements.
The referenced contracts all use the latest C4i IP based technology which has now been delivered to customers in Australia, America, Europe and Asia. C4i continues to advance its product offering through its on going research and development program.
For 20 years, C4i has specialized in delivering standard-setting communication solutions for mission-critical military and government customers around the globe. C4i is based in Melbourne, Australia and Reston, Virginia, USA, and has representatives around the world.
"C4i is offering its world class IP based Switchplus Alarmon product for this Fire and Emergency response application. The Alarmon product provides niche communications and control capabilities to the emergency response operators of this large international airport. C4i has a long history with Dubai International Airport and is proud to be part of the continued improvement and growth of this international airport. C4i recently successfully completed site acceptance work at Abu Dhabi International airport for a similar system." said Peter Harrison, Managing Director of C4i.
C4i also secured further orders this month valued in excess of AU$700K for the provision of mobile dismount systems to be used in vehicles by the United States military and New Zealand army. The Switchplus Mobile-Dismount systems enable access to multiple radios, radios bridging, remote control and also integration of IP telephones. The functionality is based upon C4i's Radio Interface Unit - a compact, 4-port radio gateway with an embedded SIP server and serial ports for remote control. C4i's Switchplus Mobile-Dismount system offers significant performance minimizing size, weight and power requirements.
The referenced contracts all use the latest C4i IP based technology which has now been delivered to customers in Australia, America, Europe and Asia. C4i continues to advance its product offering through its on going research and development program.
For 20 years, C4i has specialized in delivering standard-setting communication solutions for mission-critical military and government customers around the globe. C4i is based in Melbourne, Australia and Reston, Virginia, USA, and has representatives around the world.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Air Defense Radio Network Reaches Significant Milestones
C4i recently completed customer training and delivery of the first 7 sites of an Air Defense Radio Network for the Royal Thai Air Force. The system involves over 150 operator positions and hundreds of radios spread across multiple operations centres and remote radio sites. The sites are linked by a mix of microwave and optical fibre.
C4i's Switchplus building blocks of Radio Interface Units (RIUs) and Operator Interface Units (OIUs) form the basis of this system. SIP signaling and redundant Commservers are used throughout. The RIU is also key to provision of data link interface capability which will be incorporated into the system in the future.
A number of sites have already been installed and two major operations centre configurations are currently undergoing integration testing in preparation for FAT.
Friday, May 1, 2009
C4i CELEBRATES 20th Anniversary!
C4i, a world leader in mission critical intelligent Command and Control, Communication solutions for Defence, Public Safety and Homeland Security markets, celebrates its 20th year since commencing operations on 1st of May 1989.
Since its inception, C4i has delivered over two hundred mission critical systems to customers in more than twenty countries. As a technology company C4i has had an ongoing R&D program ensuring Switchplus™, its flagship product, has evolved through three major generational advances in communications technology. With experience spanning analog, digital and internet protocol (IP) communications technologies C4i enjoys a unique position in the market place that is the envy of its competitors and of value to its customers.
C4i completed a major evolution of its product suite in 2006 as it led the move to IP based products for mission critical systems. In just the last twelve months C4i has delivered mission critical command and control systems to the US Air Force, US Army, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal Australian Navy, along with national command and control centres for Singapore and Thailand. C4i and Air Services Australia are currently implementing a national roll-out of the C4i IP based Communications, Alarm and Monitoring system for fire stations at 19 airports. Using C4i’s IP based product AsA will be able to remotely monitor and control alarms and communications of any airport fire station from any other airport fire station within the nation. Similar products have recently been delivered to Abu Dhabi International airport, and the Thai Air Force.
C4i has an experienced engineering and support team that has been actively enhancing our product suite to support both fixed and mobile command and control applications. In the last month C4i has delivered four Mobile Dismount systems targeted for the US Army.
With significant ongoing investment in a market leading product in the VoIP space coupled with a lab specifically developed to support rapid configuration of new systems, C4i is enhancing its track record of successfully delivering systems to a wide range of markets by providing a suite of product and service offerings to its customers. These include turn-key system delivery, the provision of 24/7 support, and products that conform to open standards. This market offering combined with a high retention rate of staff and continued feedback from customers on C4i “responsiveness” positions the business well. C4i is confident that the next decade will offer significantly more opportunity and growth than the success already experienced in the previous two.
Since its inception, C4i has delivered over two hundred mission critical systems to customers in more than twenty countries. As a technology company C4i has had an ongoing R&D program ensuring Switchplus™, its flagship product, has evolved through three major generational advances in communications technology. With experience spanning analog, digital and internet protocol (IP) communications technologies C4i enjoys a unique position in the market place that is the envy of its competitors and of value to its customers.
C4i completed a major evolution of its product suite in 2006 as it led the move to IP based products for mission critical systems. In just the last twelve months C4i has delivered mission critical command and control systems to the US Air Force, US Army, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal Australian Navy, along with national command and control centres for Singapore and Thailand. C4i and Air Services Australia are currently implementing a national roll-out of the C4i IP based Communications, Alarm and Monitoring system for fire stations at 19 airports. Using C4i’s IP based product AsA will be able to remotely monitor and control alarms and communications of any airport fire station from any other airport fire station within the nation. Similar products have recently been delivered to Abu Dhabi International airport, and the Thai Air Force.
C4i has an experienced engineering and support team that has been actively enhancing our product suite to support both fixed and mobile command and control applications. In the last month C4i has delivered four Mobile Dismount systems targeted for the US Army.
With significant ongoing investment in a market leading product in the VoIP space coupled with a lab specifically developed to support rapid configuration of new systems, C4i is enhancing its track record of successfully delivering systems to a wide range of markets by providing a suite of product and service offerings to its customers. These include turn-key system delivery, the provision of 24/7 support, and products that conform to open standards. This market offering combined with a high retention rate of staff and continued feedback from customers on C4i “responsiveness” positions the business well. C4i is confident that the next decade will offer significantly more opportunity and growth than the success already experienced in the previous two.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Mobile/Dismount Solutions on Display at IWCE 2009
The IWCE exhibition will be held again at the Las Vegas Convention Center from March 18 to 20. C4i will be present (booth 1833) with it's Switchplus IP products using the building block RIU, OIU and OCU products. Solutions start with a Mobile-Dismount configuration and scale up to support large multi-site command centers.
This year at IWCE there will also be a demonstration of the Bridging System Interface specification developed by the Public Safety VOIP Working Group. A number of manufacturers are participating in this demonstration which is designed to show how compliance to the BSI spec can enable interoperability between systems from different vendors. Demonstrations will be held in Room N206 in the Las Vegas Convention Center at various times on Wednesday and Thursday, the 18th and 19th of March. The VoIP Working Group is led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Institute of Standards and Technology and more information can be found at http://www.safecomprogram.gov/SAFECOM/currentprojects/voip/voip.htm
This year at IWCE there will also be a demonstration of the Bridging System Interface specification developed by the Public Safety VOIP Working Group. A number of manufacturers are participating in this demonstration which is designed to show how compliance to the BSI spec can enable interoperability between systems from different vendors. Demonstrations will be held in Room N206 in the Las Vegas Convention Center at various times on Wednesday and Thursday, the 18th and 19th of March. The VoIP Working Group is led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Institute of Standards and Technology and more information can be found at http://www.safecomprogram.gov/SAFECOM/currentprojects/voip/voip.htm
Sunday, March 1, 2009
New C4i Website Launched
C4i is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, which has been redesigned to more accurately reflect our product offerings and markets.
Our Switchplus IPsolutions are completely scalable from Mobile/Dismount configurations through to Command Post and Operations Center solutions. These solutions are equally applicable to a variety of markets from Public Safety to Transportation to Defense.
Our Switchplus IPsolutions are completely scalable from Mobile/Dismount configurations through to Command Post and Operations Center solutions. These solutions are equally applicable to a variety of markets from Public Safety to Transportation to Defense.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
New Initiatives in 2009
In early 2009 C4i will release new firmware for the RIU with an updated web browser and several new features. These include improved help pages and the ability to print the complete unit configuration on one page. Our data sheets have recently been updated to reflect the applicability of our Switchplus solutions to a variety of applications from vehicular communications to deployable and fixed operations centers. In the next few months we will be updating our web site for consistency and to make it easier to find relevant information. We will also be rolling out a scalable, interoperability package for 4 or more radios in 2009. This has all software embedded in the Radio Interface Unit and will also support IP telephones and multiple PC clients. By integrating the Commserver functions into the RIU, C4i is able to provide a powerful communications platform in a compact, rugged platform. Look out for more information on these and other new product initiatives.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Connecting the RIU to Cisco Call Manager
Surprisingly easy to connect the RIU using Cisco Call Manager....
I recently visited a client to integrate radio over IP into a system they were developing that provided telephone and video conferencing to a vehicle over satelite. Not knowing the exact configuration of the other equipment involved I brought my RIU for connection to the radios and also a VS-64, (see earlier entry), for push-to-talk access.
As often happens during customer tests and demonstrations plans changed upon my arrival. The customer had configured Cisco Call Manager in his vehicle and this was connected by a satelite link to a remote building which had another Cisco Call Manager installation. They wanted to add the radio as an extension on the telephone system so that they could make calls from phones in the vehicle or in the remote building and talk to a field worker with a portable radio.
I hadn't planned on this, but since the RIU has a SIP user agent I suggested we could possibly set up the radio as a SIP extension. After 10 minutes of configuration changes we had added the RIU to their network and set up a SIP dial peer on the Call Manager installation. We could make calls from the IP phones, and wi-fi phones on the network. I was quite surprised at how simple this was and how good the audio quality was.
We were using military SINCGARS radios and using voice detection within the RIU to generate the PTT signal.
I recently visited a client to integrate radio over IP into a system they were developing that provided telephone and video conferencing to a vehicle over satelite. Not knowing the exact configuration of the other equipment involved I brought my RIU for connection to the radios and also a VS-64, (see earlier entry), for push-to-talk access.
As often happens during customer tests and demonstrations plans changed upon my arrival. The customer had configured Cisco Call Manager in his vehicle and this was connected by a satelite link to a remote building which had another Cisco Call Manager installation. They wanted to add the radio as an extension on the telephone system so that they could make calls from phones in the vehicle or in the remote building and talk to a field worker with a portable radio.
I hadn't planned on this, but since the RIU has a SIP user agent I suggested we could possibly set up the radio as a SIP extension. After 10 minutes of configuration changes we had added the RIU to their network and set up a SIP dial peer on the Call Manager installation. We could make calls from the IP phones, and wi-fi phones on the network. I was quite surprised at how simple this was and how good the audio quality was.
We were using military SINCGARS radios and using voice detection within the RIU to generate the PTT signal.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Public Safety VOIP Working Group
C4i recently demonstrated its RIU with embedded SIP User Agent at a Public Safety Working Group "Plugfest" held at the Twisted Pair Solutions facility in Seattle. C4i demonstrated interconnection to WAVE, Sytech's RIOS, Raytheon/JPS, and Mutual Link. The event showed that the SIP based Bridging Systems Interface (BSI) specification is an efficient mechanism for linking interoperability systems across a network.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
C4i, Inc. is Moving
C4i is moving its US office to larger premises in Reston, Virginia. The new location has larger lab, repair and demonstration facilities and will enable us to better meet the needs of our growing number of customers in North America.
The new facility is at 1840 Michael Faraday Drive, (Suite 210), Reston VA 20190 and the change of address will be effective from 22 September, 2008. Phone, fax and email contacts will remain.
The new facility is at 1840 Michael Faraday Drive, (Suite 210), Reston VA 20190 and the change of address will be effective from 22 September, 2008. Phone, fax and email contacts will remain.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
C4i Demonstrates Radio Interface Unit at IDLS2008 in Sydney
At the International Data Link Symposium in Sydney from 19-21 August, C4i participated in an net-centric interoperability demonstration showing the ability of various manufacturers' equipments to work together to support a variety of missions. The RIU formed part of Ultra Electronics Tactical Communications Package for UAVs. The C4i equipment was linked by an IP connection to other WAVE partners demonstrating a command & control voice communications capability. The small size and rugged construction of the RIU make it ideal for mobile tactical communications packages involving reachback and radio relay.
New Part Numbers for C4i's Radio Interface Unit
To meet customer needs, C4i is now offering the Radio Interface Unit in three standard configurations:
685-333-000, is the Basic RIU supporting PoE or 48VDC input power;
685-335-000, is the Basic RIU without PoE but able to accept DC power from 18 to 75VDC; and
685-332-000, is an RIU with an embedded CPU and Windows XP. This also operates on 18-75VDC input power.
12VDC power adapters are also available, with cables for cigarette lighter or Mil-Std batteries. To address the needs of tactical users, C4i is delivering the RIU to meet Ground Mobile environmental requirements of Mil-Std-810F including operating temperatures of -30C to +55C.
685-333-000, is the Basic RIU supporting PoE or 48VDC input power;
685-335-000, is the Basic RIU without PoE but able to accept DC power from 18 to 75VDC; and
685-332-000, is an RIU with an embedded CPU and Windows XP. This also operates on 18-75VDC input power.
12VDC power adapters are also available, with cables for cigarette lighter or Mil-Std batteries. To address the needs of tactical users, C4i is delivering the RIU to meet Ground Mobile environmental requirements of Mil-Std-810F including operating temperatures of -30C to +55C.
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